English 3 Blue Group

Gatsby’s dream

kkkkkkkk8(: — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:00:21 +0000

Gatsby saw the blocks of the sidewalks really formed a ladder and mounted to a secret place about the trees- he could climb to t, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder.(110) Gatsby, who sees Daisy as his everything, follows his dream of Daisy as he keeps on trying to show Daisy that he is wealthy and rich and he is the perfect lover of her. Milk, indicating his dream, is bright and full of hope at this moment. He believes he and Daisy will have a bright future and they will stay together forever. Unfortunately, this did’nt happen. His dream falls as he is killed by Mr. Wilson. Mr. Gatz, Gatsby’s father was on the point of collapse, so I took him into the music room and made him sit down while I sent something to eat. But he wouldn’t eat, and the glass of milk spilled from his trembling hand. (167) His dream is over already. The glass of milk spilled out and ended his dream. He paid his life for his Daisy dream, and he gained nothing.

The word “holocaust”

conor quinlan — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:39:31 +0000

The usage of the word holocaust in the last paragraph relates to many of the thematic elements of the book. This passage, written before the Holocaust, uses the word in a way in which readers now would find confusing. Holocaust by definition means a a burnt offering to god. The way Fitzgerald uses this word can be interpreted to mean that Gatsby and Wilson’s death was all a sacrifice to god, in this case, T.J ecckleburg, who lives in the valley of ashes. The valley of ashes is a symbol of two things: poverty, and the after life. Therefore, Fitzgerald could have used this passage to mean that no one escapes poverty, and that even though Gatsby became rich he still returned to poverty, and Wilson, who finally left the valley of ashes to kill Gatsby, still returned in the end. They both returned as a sacrifice to Eckleburg, and unless born into wealth, you cannot escape poverty.

Nick-character analysis

kkkkkkkk8(: — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:16:40 +0000

A true friend is a friend that cries for you when you are upset and laughs for you when you are happy. A true friend cares about you and bare with you no matter what happened. Throughout the book, the only person who matches the description of a true friend is Nick. Nick has been a kind and sincere friend of Gatsby. He is the only one whose not one of those party friends who does not care about Gatsby. He cares about Gatsby, stays with Gatsby and he is the only one who helps and goes to Gatsby funeral. When he called Mr. Gatz about attending Gatsby’s funeral and Mr. Gatz was trying to say that he might not come, Nick interrupted and said” Wait a minute, how about saying you’ll come?”(P169) Nick even hangs up the phone since he is disappointed and retarded of people rejecting Gatsby’s funeral. After that Nick felt a certain shame for Gatsby—one gentleman to whom I telephoned implied that he had got what he deserved. (169) Nick thought that Gatsby had lots of friends and they would come to the funeral but none of them did. Not even Daisy and Tom, the two people who directly led to Gatsby’s death. Nick is upset and angry about people’s attitude as Meyer Wolfsheim said he can’t do it—he can’t get mixed up with it (171) and Nick cannot understand why people treated Gatsby as soon as he died. He is also mad at Tom since he was the one who misled Mr Wilson to thought that Gatsby was the one who killed Mrs Wilson.

Green light and eyes

ice mocha with no ice — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:47:02 +0000

The Green light is the symbol of the story, and it is showed several times in the novel. It appears in “the end of a dock”(P21) and Gatsby stays around the sea alone. And when Gatsby chats with Daisy, he mentions that Daisy has “a green light that burns all night at the end of the dock”, it directly reveals the meaning of the green light, it is the shadow of Daisy, and it is the dream, the hope, the youth and the love. At the end of the story, even if, Gatsby died in the water, Nick mentions that Gatsby “believe in the green light”. In the whole of Gatsby’s life, he pursues his own dream and never give it up. The green light

Otherwise, the eyes of Doctor T..J. Eckleburg has specific meaning in the story. In my opinion, it symbolized the tragedy, and God’s eyes. Because after the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg appears, something always comes out directly or indirectly. For instance, “the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Ecklebury”(P124) shows up before Gatsby, Tom, Daisy, Jordan and I go to the city. Surprisingly or not, Myrtle Wilson died. On the other hand, the conversation between Michaelis and Mr. Wilson in chapter eight, both of them notice “the eyes of Doctor T.J. Ecklebury had emerged, pale and emormous”, it not just a coincidental(P160). After that, Gatsby and Wilson died. It is kind of straight forward.

Words and Word Patterns

mcloutman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:25:57 +0000

F. Scott Fitzgerald chooses his words carefully in this novel. Choose passages that reveal the use of specific words and associated words and ideas that may, when taken in total, add meaning to the novel. For example, notice how many times the word “hope” and “dream” are used in the first chapter. What other words seem to appear with regularity? Look for patterns — make associations between seemingly unrelated passages that may have similar words that are echos of words used in other parts of the text. Some words to consider are: hope, dream, money, any number of colors (green, blue, white, etc.), words that are associated with violence and/or destruction, dust and dirt, death, body parts (anything anotomical), restlessness and/or agitation, light and dark, and others that you may run across. Pick a word and track it through the novel and you’ll be surprised what the results may yield.

The American Dream

mcloutman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:11:33 +0000

This category is for passages that relate to aspects of the so-called American Dream. What does it mean? How does Gatsby and other characters participate in this dream? What are the positive and negative consequences of the pursuit of the dream? Is the American Dream a fallacy? Who benefits and who are victims?

Symbols and Interpretation

mcloutman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:07:12 +0000

Post passages that reveal symbols in the novel and how you interpere what they mean. Consider actions, setting, seasons, among objects the many possibilities that could be interpreted as symbolic. What do they mean, and in what ways do these symbols help readers derive meaning in the novel?

Character Analysis

mcloutman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:59:34 +0000

This category is for passages that reveal something about one or more of the characters in The Great Gatsby. Consider a character’s motives, actions, description, and relationship to others in the novel.

The Great Gatsby Blog

mcloutman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:50:09 +0000

Welcome English III A and G periods. Your assignment for this blog is to choose a meaningful passage and explain its signficance in a post. The goals of this assignment are to learn how to: use textual evidence, analyze a passage for meaning, develop an idea thoroughly, and respond to a peer’s original post with a comment of your own. Student posts must be a minimum of 250 words.

Choose a subcategory under The Great Gatsby and post your passage in the most appropriate subcategory. If nothing seems to fit, use the Uncategorized option